The Recording Academy announced today the winners of 57th Grammy Awards in the various roots music, Latin and world music categories. Angelique Kidjo’s Eve…
Roots and World Music Grammy Winners
Category: Awards
Angelique Kidjo Wins World Music Grammy
Eve (429 Records), the latest recording by Beninese world music star Angelique Kidjo won the World Music Grammy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.…
Celtic Connections Reveals Danny Kyle Open Stage Winners 2015
Every year at Celtic Connections festival the finest new musical talents perform at the Danny Kyle Open Stage. A varied panel of judges, including…
Fiddler Gjermund Larsen Wins Prestigious 2014 Spellemannpris
Norwegian fiddle maestro Gjermund Larsen’s album Trønderbarok won the Traditional Folk Music category of the 2014 Spellemannpris. The award ceremony took place last week at…
Folk/Traditional Category Spellemannspris Nominees
The nominees for the prestigious Spellemannspris (the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy) in the Folk/Traditional music category are now available. The winners of the…
Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen’s Cold Spell Nominated for Grammy in Best Bluegrass Album Category
Cold Spell (Compass Records), the latest album by Washington, D.C. area bluegrass band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen has been nominated for a Grammy Award…
fRoots Announces Winners of Critics Poll Albums Of 2014
The winners of the 29th annual fRoots Critics Poll for Albums of the Year which were announced last night in the UK on BBC…
The Recording Academy Announces Best World Music Album Nominations for the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Best World Music Album nominations for the 57th Annual Grammy Awards were announced last night by The Recording Academy. List of World Music and Roots…
Southern Soul-Blues by David Whiteis Receives Blues Book of the Year Award
Southern Soul-Blues by David Whiteis has been chosen the Blues Book of the Year in the 2014 Critic’s Poll of Living Blues magazine as part…
Paco de Lucía Receives Top Honor at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards
Canción Andaluza by guitar master Paco de Lucía has received the Best Album of the Year and Best Flamenco Album accolades at the 2014…